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The City of Stirling is running two bicycle maintenance courses in June 2014. The first is being held on Sunday June 9, 2013 between 1:00 PM and 4:00 PM and the second is being held on Sunday June 23, 2012 between 10:00 AM and 1:00 PM.

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Sea to Summit HeadNetI been using a Sea to Summit HeadNet since my Chasing the Dirt bicycle tour in July 2012 and I am now on my second HeadNet since losing my first during the bicycle tour. I sorely missed my HeadNet having to resort to a less than idea mosquito head net that I picked up a roadhouse.

This review is of the untreated Sea to Summit HeadNet, not the HeadNet treated with Insect Shield® Permethrin.

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Surly Pugsley Yellow Forks Recalled – Source: Surly Bikes

Surly Pugsley bicycles have been recalled by Product Safety Recalls Australia in-cooperation with the Dirt Works Australia Pty Ltd due to an issue with the 135 mm spacing yellow forks fitted to the Surly Pugsley bicycles sold in Australia between October 12, 2012 to May 6, 2013. The forks where made by Aprebic Industry Co. Ltd, of Taiwan.  Please note that the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission recall notice refers to 135 mm forks that are black, yellow or red and are stamped with date code 2012 06 19 on the steerer tube and also to 100 mm forks.  The Surly Bikes recall notice on their website also refers to Surly 100 mm non-offset bicycle forks.  I am assuming Dirt Works Australia only brought in yellow coloured fork 135 mm fork.

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Typical Munda Biddi Trail Diversion Sign

The Department of Environment and Conservation has advised that effective May 2013 a diversion is in place on the Munda Biddi Trail in the Lane Poole Reserve south of Dwellingup due to logging operations. Whilst every attempt is made to keep this blog up to date with the state of play on the Munda Biddi Trail riders of the Trail should also check the Department of Conservation Trail conditions and updates page before riding the Trail.

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Aerial photos for the Palomino Dr/Sturges Rd roundabout prior to reconstruction, and after new C- roundabout configuration installed in 2009

This paper reports on a trial of a cyclist roundabout design or c-roundabout undertaken in Auckland, New Zealand by the New Zealand Transport Agency. The cyclist roundabout design was installed at the Palomino Dr/Sturges Rd roundabout in Auckland, New Zealand.  The operation of the C-roundabout was evaluated in terms of its safety, capacity, and the opinions of cyclists,pedestrians and car drivers.

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